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Deploying Azure IoT Edge on Windows 10 IoT Core

Posted by JaneDoe • Sep 15, 2025 • 12 comments

Welcome to the community discussion on deploying Azure IoT Edge modules on Windows 10 IoT Core devices. Below you will find a step‑by‑step guide, sample scripts, and best practices.

Prerequisites

  • Windows 10 IoT Core (RS5 or later)
  • Azure subscription with IoT Hub provisioned
  • Device credential (connection string)
  • PowerShell 5.1+ or Azure CLI

Installation Steps

# Install the IoT Edge runtime
Install-Module -Name AzureIoTEdge -Repository PSGallery -Force

# Register the device with IoT Hub
$connectionString = "HostName=your-iothub.azure-devices.net;DeviceId=yourDevice;SharedAccessKey=..."
Set-IoTEdgeDevice -ConnectionString $connectionString

# Verify the service is running
Get-Service -Name iotedged

Deploy a Sample Module

Use the following JSON manifest to deploy the edgeAgent and a custom helloWorld module.

{
  "modulesContent": {
    "$edgeAgent": {
      "properties.desired": {
        "modules": {
          "helloWorld": {
            "settings": {
              "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/azureiotedge-samples/helloworld:latest",
              "createOptions": {}
            },
            "type": "docker",
            "status": "running",
            "restartPolicy": "always"
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

Verification

After deployment, monitor the module status via the Azure portal or using the CLI:

az iot hub monitor-events --hub-name YourIoTHub --device-id yourDevice --output table

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